Kindergarten loom



Mar. 13, 1923.

A. T. SCHNEIDEWENDT KINDERGARTEN LYOOM.

FILED SEPT. 30,1922.

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ANNA T. SCHNEIDEWENDT, or oHIcAeo,*-1Lr.1ivors.

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Application iledSeptember 30, 1922. SerialNo. 591,528.

To all 'whom t may concern: g

Be it known that I, ANNA T. SoHNErDE- WnND'r, siding at Chicago, State of Illinois, have 4invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kindergarten Looms, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings.

This invention relates` to looms, and has for its lobject'to provide a loom operated by hand for weaving articles which require the warp.- f

It is also an obj ect of the inventionto provide a loom of this character wherein each pick ofthe woof is accomplished by means of a needle. f

It is a further object of the invention to `provide a loom of this character including means for supporting the warp, and means forsupporting the woof a predetermined `distance from the warp.

vlith these and' other objects in view, the invention consists in the improved construction and `arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter -more particularly described, fully claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which :-p C j Figure 1 is a perspective view of aloom constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; f

Figure 2 is a top plan view showing the loom in use; and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the needle.

Referring to the drawings,5 designates a base member comprising elongated strips 6 and 7 which are spaced from each other and connected by relatively small end strips 8 and 9, the strips 8 and 9 being disposed upon the strips 6 and 7. By this means a substantially rectangular frame is provided. It is of course obvious that this frame may be made in various lengths and widths.

In order to support the warp on the loom frame, warp holding members 10 and 11 arel provided, each of said members consisting of a plate having its upper edge recessed at spaced intervals to provide a plurality of teeth 12, said teeth terminating inwardly of the corners of the plate. Each tooth is` in` tended to receive a portion of the warp.`

The plates 10 and 11 are disposed at the central portion of the frame, the plate 10 being a citizen lof the United States, rein the county of Cook and of the arms and secured tothe ystrip 6 exteriorly thereof,

while theplate llfis secured tothe strip 7 eXteriorly thereof. 4'Iheplates 10 andv 11l` are, however, disposed so that the teeth 12 f thereof are in alignment, .to assure an, even weaving of the material.

rI`he end portions'of each 'ofthe platesl() and 11, adjacent theteeth 12, `are provided with openings 13, ,the openings of one plate registering with the-openings of the oppositeplate. vfllhese openings are intended to receive pins `1d and 14a, head ,15, .while the opposite end 16,. projects beyond the plate, throughwhich it passes and provides means to which the ends of the warp may be secured. 7

` Projecting from each end portion of the frame are woof holding `arms. 17, said arms being secured tothe ends of the strips 6 and 7 and vare-braced by the endstripsS and 9,

asl the strips 8 and 91 areydisposed inwardly above ythe .end portions of the strips 6 and 7. ThelengthV ofthe arms 17 corresponds to the height of the plates 10 and 11.*4 The arms 17 however, aredispos'ed in spacedrelation to thewplates IO'and 11.

adj acent f its 'upper end,l adapted to register with an opening K in 1 the corresponding end of the opposite arm. These registering openings are intended-.t0 receive pins 1,9` and each pin including a Fach arm is provided with anvopening 18 vided with an elongated or elliptical eye 24 I adapted to receive the woof material.

In operation, the warp may be -of'any desired material, either in cord form or strips.

`The end of the warp is secured to theprojecting end portion of the pin 14a. It is then, passed through the recesses between the teeth and around the first tooth of the plate 11, through the recess adjacent said tooth, and around the opposite tooth of the plate and so on until the warp has been passed betweenl all the teeth of warp holding means. The end of the warp is then secured to the projecting end portion vof the pin 14;, the',

warp being of course tightly held or stretched. lt is obvious that the pins 14 and 14@ are disposed below the upper ends of the teeth so as not to interfere with the Warp in the Weaving operation. The 1Woof material has one end thereof securedto the'projecting end of the pin 19a, the Woof being of course threaded in the eye of the needle 22. lThe Woof is extended longitudinally ofthe vframe underpthe pin 14a, then over and under the warp in ythe usual manner, andunder the pin 14. lThe Woof is then continued to the pin 19'over and under saidpin and then back again over the pin 1st and woven through the warp and overl the pin 14n. This operation is continued until the woef has been eX- Ase vtended the entire Width of the loom. No vtightening of the Woof is necessary. lf yadditional Woof material is necessary the end offsaid material may be twisted laround either one ofthe pins 19 -or 19a, according to the rposition of 4the exhausted Vend of the vprevious wool", and then used in the mannerabove described. In this way the ends f the woof are always disposed at 'either one ofthe pins 19 or 19, Y

Vhen the weaving operation has been completed thel pins 14 and 14a are removed from lthe warp supporting members after Vthe ends of the warp have been removed from the pins. The warp may then be lifted from the teeth "of theplates and 11 so as todisengage the woven material from the warp supporting members'. The loop ends ofthe woef are then released by removing the `pins 19 and 19d from 'the 'arms 17.

The rwoof material is thenlaid flat on the support andthe projecting endsof the woof cut voff even with the .e remaining portions of the woof. The projecting ends of the warp are then extended into the weaving by means of la sack needle until said ends disappear, thus necessari eliminating the necessity of knotting the ends. i

rlhis loom is particularly adapted for Weaving mops, and is exceedingly valuable as an educational, device for use in schools teaching the industrial arts. It is small and compaetand can be easily operated by a child without any knowledge of weaving. In addition to this it is composed of only a small number of simple parts all of which are stationary, so that there is no danger of the loom gettingout of order when handled by a person not familiar withits construction. It is of course obvious that I do not desire to be limited to the construction shown, as itis possible to increase the length of thewarp holding members :so as to provide a loom for weaving mats having fringe onptlie ends thereof, and like articles. All of these features are possessed by 'a device/'that can be ineiqoensivelyy manufactured in large quantities from a small amount of material,

"W hat is "claimed is z- A loom comprising an elongated base, a

pair of arms carried by each end :portion of the base, the arms of each pair `being disposed in spaced relation to each other, Woof' holding` pins movably supportedb'y. the arms in spaced relation to the baseand inV paraln lel relation to each other, Warp holding- 'plates carried by the central'portionof the frame in alignment-with each othenthe upper edge of each plate being provided with la plurality of teeth arranged to engage and hold the warp of the material, `andpins eX- tending between and connectingthe yplates toeach other, said pins providing means for holding the ends of the warp. Y

In testimony whereof I 'hereunto aflix my signature.

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